The tournament begins Wednesday with the play-in game at No. 4 seed Ursinus (against the No. 5 seed, either F&M or Swarthmore). That winner and the top three seeds then head to Johns Hopkins for the semifinals and finals on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26-27.

Rohn, an Easton native, carries a 199-66 record at Muhlenberg, a .751 winning percentage. Four other coaches in Muhlenberg athletics history have reached 200 wins in one sport:

Rohn will be the fastest to 200. Tipping needed 277 games to reach the milestone.

Muhlenberg women are the No. 2 seeds and play No. 3 Gettysburg in Saturday’s semifinals. Top seed Johns Hopkins hosts the play-in game winner in the other semifinal.

Elsewhere in area college basketball:

DeSales men earn the top seed in the Freedom Conference tournament with a win Saturday at FDU-Florham. Regardless of that outcome, the Bulldogs host a semifinal Wednesday.

DeSales women also host a semifinal Wednesday if they beat FDU-Florham on Saturday. A loss sends coach Fred Richter’s club on the road for semis.

Moravian women hit the road Wednesday for a Landmark Conference semifinal no matter what they do Saturday at Scranton. The Greyhounds could make a return trip to the Electric City for the semis. Juniata would be the only other possible destination for the semis.

Muhlenberg men must beat visiting Ursinus at 4 p.m. Saturday and have Swarthmore (3-14) beat Haverford (9-8), also Saturday, to get into the Centennial Conference tournament as the No. 5 seed. If that happens, Muhlenberg visits No. 4 Gettysburg or McDaniel.

Kutztown men (8-3) are tied for first in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference’s East Division and a win away from securing a top-4 finish with three games left. East Stroudsburg (5-6) is in a three-way tie for the fourth spot with games left against Kutztown, Bloomsburg (6-5) and Shippensburg (3-8).

Kutztown women (6-5) are in fourth place, a game clear of Shippensburg with three games left --- against East Stroudsburg (2-9), Mansfield (1-10) and Millersville (9-2).

Lehigh and Lafayette men missed opportunities to solidify home games for the first round of the Patriot League tournament with home overtime losses to Colgate and Bucknell, respectively, on Wednesday.

The two meet Sunday at Stabler Arena in a battle to stay in third place. The top four teams host quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 2.

Lehigh, Lafayette and Holy Cross all sit at 5-6, with Navy and Colgate a game back. Bucknell (10-1) and American (8-3) lead the pack. Army, the only team to beat Bucknell, sits in the basement at 3-8.

Lehigh women won their sixth game in a row Wednesday to stay a game out of first place at 7-4. Navy and American won Wednesday to stay tied at 8-3.

Lafayette (4-7) is a game behind Bucknell, Holy Cross and Army in the battle for fourth place. The Leopards, barring a great finish to the regular season, will be on the road for the PL tournament, which begins Saturday, March 5. They have been swept by Bucknell and Holy Cross. They beat Army the first time around and visit West Point on Feb. 23.

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TOM HOUSENICK watches every move Lehigh’s C.J. McCollum makes on the court, laughs at every joke by Lafayette coach Fran O’Hanlon and watches all the Divisions II and III coaches and players do it for the love of the game. Basketball makes the cold weather season go by fast. Already can’t wait for late February and early March when each possession could result in a season ending or continuing on.

Wrapping up his ninth year at The Morning Call, STEPHEN MILLER is back for year No. 4 on the LVC football beat. He chronicled Central Catholic's state-championship run in 2010, watched Nazareth win its first LVC title in 2011 and saw the league crown tri-champions for the first time in 2012. He has also covered the Phillies, college football and a variety of prep sports while with The Morning Call. To stay updated on the 2013 LVC football season, check out the Varsity blog and follow him on Twitter @mcall_smiller.